Brunette (singer)

Brunette
Բրյունետ
Brunette in 2023
Brunette in 2023
Background information
Birth nameElen Yeremyan
Also known asBrunette
Born (2001-05-27) 27 May 2001 (age 23)[1]
Yerevan, Armenia
GenresPop
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2019–present

Elen Yeremyan (Armenian: Էլեն Երեմյան; born 27 May 2001), known professionally as Brunette (Armenian: Բրյունետ), is an Armenian singer-songwriter. She represented Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song "Future Lover", finishing in 14th place.[2][3]

Career

Brunette has been singing since the age of four and writing music since the age of fifteen.[4]

Brunette released her debut single "Love the Way You Feel" at the age of 18 in collaboration with Nvak Foundation in September 2019.[5] She later became a member of Project 12, a Yerevan-based musical collective performing at night clubs.[2] Brunette is also a member of the girl group "En aghjiknery" (ThoseGirlz), which is known for the 2022 single "Menq". In 2022, Brunette released the singles "Gisher", "Smoke Break" and "Bac kapuyt achqerd"; the latter of the two went viral on social media.[6]

On 1 February 2023, it was announced that Brunette was internally chosen to represent Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.[2] Her Eurovision song "Future Lover" was released on 15 March 2023.[7] Brunette performed at the second semi-final on 11 May 2023, placing sixth and qualifying for the final. She ultimately placed 14th, with a score of 122 points, in the final on 13 May 2023.[8]

In May 2024, Brunette was selected to announce Armenia's jury points at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.

Discography

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
LTU
[9]
"Love the Way You Feel" 2019 — Non-album singles
"Uzum em urishin" 2020 —
"Gisher" 2022 —
"Smoke Break" —
"Bac kapuyt achqerd" —
"Future Lover" 2023 21
"Dimak" —
"Holiday Nostalgia" —
"Aynpes uzum em" —
"Hima tsurt a" —
"Arev es"
(with Parg) 		2024 —
"Superstar Illness" —
"U De Mi or" —
"No Energy" —
"Superstar Illness (Another Version)" —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

  1. ^ "Ones To Watch". Ones to Watch. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Armenia pick Brunette for Eurovision". eurovision.tv. 1 February 2023. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Armenia's Brunette releases "Future Lover" for Eurovision 2023 – POPXD". Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Big news from Armenia: Brunette was chosen to represent her home country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool". eurovoxx.tv. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Armenian Pop Singer Brunette Releases 'Love the Way You Feel' in Support of Non-Profit Nvak". onestowatch.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Ո՞վ է Բրյունետը և ինչո՞ւ ընտրվեց «Եվրատեսիլ 2023»-ին Հայաստանի պատվիրակ". tert.am. 2 February 2023. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  7. ^ @Eurovision (1 February 2023). "It's Brunette for Armenia! The talented pop star will reveal her song for #Eurovision2023 next month" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ Morris, Lauren (14 May 2023). "Eurovision 2023 results: Full scoreboard and points". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  9. ^ "2023 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 19 May 2023. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest
2023 		Succeeded by